Thursday, February 17, 2011

Woman With A Story Waiting To Be Told

Hajiyani Abeda fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan and now the Taliban. She is well past her youth and living and fighting in a place where women are barely allowed to leave the home, let alone command men in battle. One commander said of her, "We don't even think of her as a woman when she comes to these meetings," he said. When the Guardian asked how many fighters she had under her command, she raised a bemused eyebrow.

Some questions:-Why do you think, in an Islamic culture, her gender is overlooked? (Do you think this honors what they believe to be God's word?)-She has earned respect of men, are other women afforded that same opportunity in Afghanistan today?-Would you read her story?